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Episode 7: Bodies that challenge the norm
From: Faye Reiff-Pasarew
Series: The Art Of Medicine Podcast
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Is it a boy or a girl? What happens when babies are born with ambiguous genitalia.

  • Added: Aug 20, 2014
  • Length: 29:09
Health Care Hackers
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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When you’re sick, looking up symptoms online is not always the best idea. But if you have a disease that’s poorly understood and often overlooked b...

Bought by KSFR and PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 12, 2014
  • Length: 13:15
  • Purchases: 2
It Shoulda Been a Giant Step for Womandkind Too
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Host Martha Burk
When the U.S. space program was launched, women were tested for astronaut duty -- and passed.

Bought by Radio Catskill, KUOW, and Radio Newark


  • Added: Jul 24, 2014
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 3
Leann Lapp on Guilt Culture in Academia - Episode 10
From: Brian Cauley
Series: Tiny Conversations
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A conversation with one of Canada's best CrossFit athletes and a Clinical Psychology candidate about hiding her non-academic competitions from her ...

  • Added: Jul 06, 2014
  • Length: 09:29
Precision Medicine - Groks Science Show 2014-07-02
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Organizers, attendees, and panelists of the Chicago chapter of Women in Bio discuss precision medicine and the role of women in this rapidly develo...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KPVL


  • Added: Jul 02, 2014
  • Length: 24:28
  • Purchases: 2
Psychiatrist Judith Orloff with "Ecstasy of Surrender"
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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Orloff is an Asst. Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at UCLA who incorporates energy medicine in her practice. In her fifth book she invites reader...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Jun 26, 2014
  • Length: 09:53
  • Purchases: 2
Focus Point – Heart Disease
From: New Visions, New Voices
Series: Focus Point with Avis Jones-DeWeever
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The discussion about heart disease, the number one killer in women, is the focal point of Avis Jones-Deweever’s topic. The guest informs listeners...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 23, 2014
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 1
Behavioral biologist Karen Pryor, the scientist who brings out the best in dogs
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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Karen's latest book is “Reaching the Animal Mind.” Having started out as the world’s foremost dolphin trainer, Pryor is responsible for developing ...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Mar 06, 2014
  • Length: 09:59
  • Purchases: 2
Archaeology of Ancient Culture
From: WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.
Series: Living Lab on The Point
Caption: Helen & Klytaimestra, Credit: Glynnis Fawkes
Did ancient women view virgin sacrifices as belittling or empowering? What did ancient music sound like? An emerging field of archaeology attempts ...

  • Added: Feb 25, 2014
  • Length: 49:31
“Don’t be afraid to seek feedback.”
From: Distillations
Caption: Katherine Neville
For those just starting out in a field, Katherine Neville recommends asking a simple question of your supervisors after completing a project: “How ...

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Feb 12, 2014
  • Length: 04:33
  • Purchases: 1
“There’s nothing wrong in going out there and asking for what we want.”
From: Distillations
Caption: Valerie Fremont
As a woman as well as an immigrant to the United States, Valerie Fremont has faced particular challenges in her career. She discusses America’s “cu...

  • Added: Feb 12, 2014
  • Length: 04:18
“There are many ways to get to your destination.”
From: Distillations
Caption: Claire Skentelbery
After struggling with bench research Claire Skentelbery realized her true calling was science communication. She talks about the importance of gett...

  • Added: Feb 12, 2014
  • Length: 04:26
“I’m proud of the fact that I was able to step back.”
From: Distillations
Caption: Dawn Hocevar
After years of relentlessly pursuing her career, some simple words from her four-year-old daughter shook Dawn Hocevar to the core. From that moment...

  • Added: Feb 12, 2014
  • Length: 03:10
“The most important thing is to find the people you feel will make a good team.”
From: Distillations
Caption: Sherri Oslick
Don’t delay being happy in your career, says Sherri Oslick. Finding the right path requires talking to a lot of people, and it also means listening...

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Feb 12, 2014
  • Length: 04:09
  • Purchases: 1
“Be fearless; move forward. That’s how it works.”
From: Distillations
Caption: Dimitra Georganopoulou
Early in her career Dimitra Georganopoulou thought the ratio of men to women in science was pretty level. But then she began to rise up the ladder.

  • Added: Feb 12, 2014
  • Length: 03:34
Social Guide to Babbling
From: Bishop Sand
Series: Sound
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Hear about how babies develop their babbling. It's not through imitation but something more... social. It's also very similar to a strategy songbir...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jan 26, 2014
  • Length: 15:25
  • Purchases: 1
Two Guys on Your Head: Attractiveness and Opportunity
From: KUT
Series: Two Guys On Your Head
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When it comes to what society finds attractive many factors play a role. Evolutionarily speaking we tend to be attracted to symmetry, and markers t...

  • Added: Dec 20, 2013
  • Length: 07:20
Food Sleuth Radio, Annie Kay Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Is life in the fast lane catching up with you? Perhaps you’d like to slow down, enjoy life more and truly eat “well.” Join Food Sleuth Radio host a...

  • Added: Oct 17, 2013
  • Length: 28:00
The Beat: Julia Oxenreider - "False Hope"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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The literal translation of Julia Helene Oxenreider is: Youthful, changing soft-haired sunlight riding ox. The Beat is a daily reminder that, in Min...

  • Added: Oct 01, 2013
  • Length: 03:40
Episode 17 (2013-01-23)
From: Ruji C.
Series: Ruji C.'s "The Meta-Podcast"
Caption: Ruji C., Credit: Ruji C.
Klaatu from the podcast "GNU World Order" interviews me about e-cigarettes, and we get some unintentional vocal effects on his track due to feedbac...

  • Added: Aug 25, 2013
  • Length: 21:08
Octopus's Garden -- Groks Science Show 2013-08-21
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Biologists Carrie Albertin and Judit Pungor join us to discuss a strange and wonderful animal, the octopus.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, KPVL, and WRNC-LP


  • Added: Aug 22, 2013
  • Length: 25:57
  • Purchases: 3
“You just have to ignore the masses that are telling you that you can’t do it.”
From: Distillations
Caption: April Quarles
In school it’s usually the men who are encouraged in science, says April Quarles. Though women continue to face negative social influences when pur...

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Aug 21, 2013
  • Length: 03:17
  • Purchases: 1
Self-Induced Abortion
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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Destination DIY producer Jaymee Cuti takes on the delicate topic of at-home abortion, which typically means ingesting a pill or an herb that will c...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 14, 2013
  • Length: 06:56
  • Purchases: 1
“Other women now will notice, but then it was news to me, how we qualify ourselves.”
From: Distillations
Caption: Lynn Johnson Langer
To avoid being perceived as aggressive, says Lynn Johnson Langer, women often qualify their thoughts. Phrases like “it’s just my opinion” are used ...

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Aug 13, 2013
  • Length: 03:58
  • Purchases: 1
“Don’t limit yourself to just science.”
From: Distillations
Caption: Savannah Sullivan
The job market for highly skilled positions is more competitive now than in previous generations, says Savannah Sullivan. Learning outside your cho...

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Aug 05, 2013
  • Length: 03:10
  • Purchases: 1

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